Drama in Israel’s Knesset: Swearing-in ceremony of new government delayed
The national-unity government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz has not been established yet, but already suffers from obstacles.
Just half an hour before he was slated to swear in his fifth government on May 14, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surprised everyone by announcing that he was putting the ceremony on hold. In doing so, he placed the entire Israeli political system into yet another state of uncertainty.
While the swearing-in ceremony was only postponed until May 17, this strange development not only impinged on the festive mood that comes with the occasion but also raised fears in the Blue and White party that Netanyahu has decided to rip the whole agreement up at the very last moment. Was Netanyahu signaling that he would prefer a fourth round of elections instead?
